Get Involved Colorado is a series that highlights nonprofit organizations across the state that are looking for volunteers. If you know of an organization that needs an extra set of hands and volunteers with passionate hearts, contact host/producer Karlie Huckels at karlie.huckels@kunc.org.

Weld County Department of Human Services may not be the usual organization that we highlight on Get Involved. However, their need for people to volunteer is very great in one specific area: foster care.

The Heart J Center in Loveland is a gem for parents, educators and adults who yearn to be outdoors. For the past 4 years founder and CEO Laura Armstrong has brought the joy of outdoor discovery and education to children and adults.

Shelley Coldiron works with a unique bunch, though you can’t tell when you first arrive at the property she manages. It’s a quiet, peaceful place, tucked into the foothills of the Rocky Mountains just northwest of Fort Collins. Birds chirp as a mountain breeze rustles through the trees and the soft notes of a wind chime ring out.